The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-14 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. EXPRESS FROM PARIS.—We received late last night the important document, the King of France's speech, on the opening of the Legislative session. This speech proceeds as such a thing ought to do (menacing France only with that especial care of the liberty of the press which indi cates a mischievous intention towards ►t, and some im provement of the constitution of juries), till we come to the last sentence, which was probably added to the original composition after his Most Christian M ►jesty's Ministers had received the account of Our warlike demonstra tions against Spain. This last sentence runs thus.:— ".France,_industrious and tranquil, will acquire fresh geatness;. and ;her successes in peace will not shed less lustre upon her than will be'. shed upon her by her warlike virtues, if honour should again force , her to dis play these." This last sentence, we should fear, is not casual,- nor referring to an i►riaginary case in the infinite class of mere possibilities. It ►s more specific; and has reference to a case in the view and contemplation► of his Majesty aid his Ministers. It. agrees but little with the following sentence in the middle of the speech:--" I con tinue to receive from all foreign Governments the assur .ance,of. the most amicable disposit►ons, and the most con formable to my own sentiments for the maintenance of peace. Troubles have broken out in a part of the Pe ninsula. I shall unite my efforts to those of my Allies to put an end to them, and to prevent their consequences." • It is curious enough that the studied compliments ant flattering attentions which were recently paid to Mr. Can ning in Paris, should be folloWed so soon by a perfidious attack on the ancient ally of England; by a power that is in constant and intimate correspondence with ,the coed of Verstsilles. That Ferdinand and his Government would not undertake such- an enterprise without the connivance of the French Cabinet, is as certain as that, the ", Divine Rights" of his Most Catholic Majesty are supported by the arguments of French legions. 'llie money that has been distributed - among the rebel troops of Portugal could not be , had from the exhausted exchequer of Spain, into which the Monks and Friars, with all their miraculous gifts and holy reliques, could not conjure tie many dollars as would save their Royal Master from insolvency. Thus has France, with one hand, been fomenting this new dis turbance of the peace, of Europe, while, with the other, the se:mt . :pewee has been holding out ;4 houquel of flattery to the nose of Mr. Cunning, who, delighted by the agreeable incense, had his attention completely diverted from the organization of a hostile movement, then in rapid prepara tion in Spain. That Mr. Canning endiobr whole Cabinet have been duped by the superiority of ;French intrigue, is evident from the factor the King's Speeel, at the opening of the Session, containing the most confiaeht anticipations of the preservation of peace with all our allies, while it did not. make the slightest allusion to any thing like suspicious conduct on the part of the Spanish Government. But his Majesty's Message to Parliament, on Monday. night, an nounced that " hostile inroads into the territory,of Portu gal have been cnncerted in Spain, and have been executed under the eyes of Spanish authorities, by Portuguese regi ments, which had deserted into Spain , and which the Spa nish Government had repeatedly and solemnly engaged to dis arm and to disperse." Here is deceit and perfidy on the part of that Sovereign who owes England his crown !—the mendi cant on her patronage, whom her arms raised from a prison to the throne of hie ancestors I But these preparations for "hostile movements" must have taken some time, and our' Ministry ought to have been aware of the fact. • What nie is it to give large salaries to Ambassadors at Foreign, Courts, if they - do not enable our Government to get' tinnily intelligence of what is passing in foreign countries to the detriment .of our own interests ? Though the . Speitith .Government connived at the conduct ()file Por tuguese rebel regiments, surely our Ambassador was not a participator in that connivance—and not being so, why did be not give our Ministry information of the perfidy of the Court of Meath' before now ? or if he did transmit such information to one Ministers in time, why did° ) they not utl • vise some intimation of it to be given in the ,King's Speech that the nation might not be taken unawares by tot um: nouncement of war ? Whatever may be the evil or in.: , convenience of the problem posture of affairs, it may be all 'traced to the indecisive policy . which our Cabinet pursued at the period of the last invasion of Spain by the French • armies. The language of Mr. Canning, was, on that oc; elision, when addressing the French Government, to this effect: " We disapprove of your conduct in preparing td make an aggression on Spain ; we think it quite unjusti4 flable. ; nevertheless, if you persevere ill it, England will not offer you any resistance." The French Government did not rare what Our opinion of the matter was, eo at they could learn that we were resolved to interpose ne Obstacle to their design. They learnt this front Mr. Cans ninkete &elevation ;—" upon this hint" they acted; and all men of eemmon sense foresaw that when they should have got Spain 'oithin their grasp, and thrown garrisons into hel• strongest 'deceit, their ambitious intrigue would not rest until their pkiwer ~n 4 influence should also have extended over. Portugal.—Moesnug Herald. The Speech of the King of Prance,delivered on Tuesday, On the opening of the two Chambers, lies been received. From the Message to the two litnisee of Parliament, and the declarations of Lord Bathurst and Mr. Canning, with respect to : the assurances of friendly co-Operation of the French Government, it was to be expected that his Most Christian ' Majesty should hold a pacific language. Ile says— " l• continue to receive from all. Foreign Governments the assurance et` the most amicable dispositions— dispositions w hich ere entirely conformable to my own ben timents for the mainte. lattice of peace. _ 44 Disturbances have recently broken out in one part of the Penfoula. I shalt unite my efforts to those of my allies, to put an end ) : 0 them, and to prevent all their consequences." Whed;er this language corresponds with the real in tentions of the French Government, time will show. Dif ferent persons will, of course, conjecture differently. It is' generally believed th at M. tie Villele is pacifically di posed ;; and the Speech of the. French King very probably reps en t ,,, hi s as oti t eents very fairly. It was, however, observed by Mr: Baring, who, we may suppose, knows as mach of this matter as most tqen, " that a power existed ln France at this time greater than the Government itself, I 0 i i petioe acqintinted with that country w o u ld den y: He %yrs perfectly convinced that 11101110 strong and essential points of foreign policy were wholly out of the bands of the prin cipal Minister of France, and the seine observation mighit be pecitely applied to Spanish and Portuguese politids. The Right honourable Gentleman (Mr. Canning) had the ,- Mat Positive ationances of pine from M. de:Villle, • when the French: troops were passing the frond* 04 3 AO he (Mr.' Tiering) believed, that. M. de Villele was sib-, ci,cely • opposed to the occupation of Spain, but he wis pushed and goaded on by it putty Stronger than hims f. t i rbero ; o relsewhere , Minister* would not always liana Ili t h e i r p l a ee,e for their prineiplee." Which of the two p`r useetelaney ? This is the ties, then,: is :ikelY to gain the is , o , tie to which i mere reasoniumis , F eat question,itteld it a I...nplieibie. . rho, Mr.... Aiming tines not, by any meats, iigasoired ,of the pow .fr of the moderate p ar t y in F rance to give effect to their vietve is evident, from the 64+ 1101041 Ott Tuesday night. Whe could have counted tri the French Government , he cer tainly is too ad ro i t to h a ~ .. addressed so many arguments to its prudence. ~ i win ad. . : ,nit Ole says),. for argument's sake, that Ow oceuputionlef 'Spaiii by Franc • e was a disparagement to Oe Phaliwt„il o i this country; I:will admit even that it was a blow t o w polier which ought to be maintained in the ree. latl6 ,, 4, - thebelanee of power. What then was to be done r: , tbri *Mt two means to be adopted in our resistance ton— » Of them was, to attack the French troops. which chit es Spain, the other was to render the conquest harmless,* fat as regarded us, and valueless, or something weree),4' . tufty iiipoon. to the possessor ~ i , ~ . it ..! - Was necessary to blockade Cadiz, 11 say, to restore the ,situation .of Engleed?—No ; I looked at the possessions , A ,u p eipain pa the other side, of the Atlantic ; I looketl at the Wick, and I called in the New World to restore -this balance of the Ohl, Thie ; theteie my 41111Wer to the question. France has gai uednoadvantage, obtained no posver;,Spain • become to her a source of unpalliated and unmitigated evil I believe, she would be glad of any thing which would help her out of the difficulty in which she has placed herself I belieVe she would be thankful to us for any interference which would tend to. relieve her of her unprofitable accession; but it is our present policy to rivet her in her bond4e; by making it with' her a point of ho nour to cantinne 'her oceup l ation:' The arguments of the Right Hon. Gentleman will have all the success he could desire with that part of the French nation who thinks,as he himself thinks respecting the principles which ought to guide Statesmen. There can be no question with States men who deem the increase of wealth of a nation, and the encouragement of indUstry, the great object to which e go verninent onght'to attend. But this is not Aportolical po licy. That the occupation of Spain has not sickened the Apostolical party in France, is, AVe think, proved by the heartiness with which all their organs in France have been labouring to obtain the Protectorate of Portugal. The French Ambassador at the Court .of Madrid, has accord ing to the account of the Portuguese Minister for Foreign Matra, been a party to the designs against Portugal.— We see nothing to satisfy us that this party, of which the chief object seems to be to reestablish the supremacy of Priesthood throughout Europe, is in the least discou !aged. We cannot help thinking too, that Mr. Can ning gives the heads of this party credit for less penetra tion than they actually possess. The Jesuits, though their object be to keep mankind in a state of mental depen dance on the Priesthood, are not themselves without cle ver men. They are aware that England is powerful, and that if she were ever fairly embarked in hostilities ' it would not be a light mutter that would overcome her. But they *ill not be persuaded by Mr. Canning's fine words,rthat England possesses the power of moving the Continent'. which she once had. Before the invasion of Spain, the. French Government had so little confidence in their army, that even a ballad which appeared in the Morning. Chro nick at the time, the Cordon Sanitaire, gave rise, as is well known, to the most lively apprehensions. So long as the French army could not be counted on with con fidence, all the anti-liberal Governments deemed them selves more or less insecure. But the French Govern ment hazarded the invasion while yet doubtful of its army; Europe saw that England had lost her only hope of ope rating on the Continent, and resigned itself to its condi tion. We have every confidence in the ability of this conntry (especially if Ireland were secured by kindness to the Catholics); but, from all that we can learn, we do not believe there is a single point on the Continent—not even Italy—which is the most disaffected—which England could posSibly rouse into insurrection. In Genoa so strong is yet the abhorrence of the very English name, on account of the violation of sacred engagements (for all engagements have not been observed so piously as those with Portugal), the inhabitants, even 'mewed by a Sardinian force, would shut their gates on us. Mr. Canning will not intimi date the Apostolical party by these threats.--Morning Chronicle. Whatever be the issue of the present state of things, the discuvsions of Tuesday night will ever be a precious page in our history, the perusal of which will instruct distant generations, how, on great occasions, Englishmen *old determine and act. The policy (but no—we reject, Alie word--for, at present, England acts on higher views than that degraded word is wont to express)—the pathl of'con duct, avowed by our Ministers, is temperate, bold, unhe sitating, and bespeaks a proud consciousness of strength. The exposition of Mr. Canning was full of wisdom, firm ness, and the highest principles of national strength and honour, clothed in those "words that breathe, and thoughts that burn ;" which, though far from being necessary to a Wise administration, are of immense power, as means of awakening m the minds of the people the same sentiments which animate their rulers. Not that, on the present oc casionoliere was much need of the glowing eloquence of Canning : the principles he stated, the cause of which he declared himself the defender, were alone sufficient to carry with him the hearts and understandings of his coun trymen. He announced that, without any motive of inte rest or, ambition, the obligations of treaties called upon us to ward off theaggressions of a faithless despot from an ancient ally; and so true are Englishmen, amid all their conflicts of 'party; to the great interests of mankind—so convinced are all public men, that, if they permitted a narrow, timid, prudence to induce them to counsel 4dastardly or mean course they would for ever lose the confidence of every, portion of the community--that the chief names among the Opposition vied with .each other in re-echoing the maxims and sentiments which had fallen from the , lips of our MiniSter. The part which Mr, Brougham acted, must not be forgotten : he did good service to his country, both by his eloquent approbation of what was right, and by his contemptuous sarcastic reprobation of u man, Whom we will not condescend to name. This unanimity, so surely prophetic of the firm, unchanging purpose of the English people, will make an impression throughout Europe, and particularly in France, scarcely less important than the affect which will lie produced in Spain and Por tugal by the re-appearance , on the theatre of their former triumphs, of those banners, and those battalions, which saved the Peninsula from 'the most gigantic of military powers. The spectacle of a Government and a nation concurring so unanimously in all that is 'honourable and manly, will not be lost upon mankind. There is one shoit sentence in Mr. Canning 's speecbwhich speaks volumes :.•••• " That precise information, on which we could act, arrived only on Friday last—on Saturday the decision of the Government fuss taken--on Suuday we obtained the sanction of his Majesty-:- on Monday we came down to Parliament—and at this very hour, while I have now the honour of addressing the House, British troops are on their march for Portugal." Such is the mode in which the Minister of England has acted : such is the mode in which the Minister of it country like this should always act.—New Timm, OLD BAILEY.—DEe. 13. At the termination of the Sessions this flay the Recorder pro ceeded to pave sentence upon the prisoners who bad been convicted. John Ambrose, for manslaughter (the Saffron-hill case), wfis sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in the Route of. Cor rection, and to he kept to hard labour. • A greafnumber of petty offenders were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. The following were sentenced to transportation: Fon Ltvx,—./ohn Barthorp. Faa FooRTEPU YNalts.---Robert Hall, Thomas Rosoman, Wm. Gutteridge, Jas. Crulter, Li' !ward Robinson, Mary son, Mary Ann Giles John Condon, Emilia 'Bassett, William Smith, Joseph Hall, and Alm ilia Smith. Foe Se.vszs YEA RS. -Thomas Fordyce, George Mason, James Cooke, Charles Monday, Jas. Marshall, Thos. 'Davis, Thanks • Evans, Thos. Perkin,, John Jones, Wm. llunt, James POWer, Maria Tillingliam, ,John Beverley, John Jones, Henry Wink, Jamei Orgar, Charles Help, Thomas White, Henry William Johnstone, Ann Blake, Mary Cox, John Clinton, William . Reeve, Henry 'Day, Miles James, Thomas Jones, , Lot Jones, George East, John Jordan, John Honeyrnan, Willi m Kelly, John Pike, Benjamin Valentine, James Williams, Amelia Walton, Edward Wally, Wm. Finch, Anne APCOy, Hannah Fox, Mary. Anne Lloyd, Richard Peeby, James Molony, Mary Smith, William Withers, William hardy, Win. Warren, James Grant, John 6s a vers Thos. Dowsitt, George Brown, Wm. Bart y, I Edward Barrett, Joho Fressnall, George Thomas, Eliza Smith, James Ripper, Edward Phillips, James Jenkins, William Top " man, Win. Andre" Mary Scott, Thomaa Aldridge, John %d -i' lington, Jails Jackson, Mary Smith, Eliza Wheatley, Wm. Le4is , Charles Lipping, Richard Ellis, Elizabeth - Bolland, Henry Mail- '0 ton, soploa Zoby,'• Mary Ilarrett, Wm. Brown, Rimini Grtn, A . George T o bin i William Webster, Josh. Williams, R. °Mari 11, Wl. Smith, William Partridge, and Henry Dole Ward. ! le Those under sentence of death Were given in our Paper of yes terday. ( 1 414E-KREPEIt'S -- ASSISTANT SHOT BY A PnAenrk. Bvtween one and two o'clock in the morning of Sa turday last, the game-keeper's assistant of the Rev. R. B. Bratid ling, of Closf orth, , Nortlitimberiand, was shot at and dangermisly wounded in both thigh*, by One of two poachers, who wei e in the planation* near Golifortk.house, of course, unlawfully on the leek-out Or game. A reward of fifty guineas hat been otierwl for t h e apprehension atilt Man who has committed this daring *JOY. MA, BEAUMONT OP WE XIOROUpfi OF • N V1140T1.1- It PO N-T Ityl 4 44 1111 C ,. 11. A sensation oftuunize4 04faction •Wtt ii gpfri:e9ced among the numerous frietnii:Of ,the late worthy ember for Northumberland, i‘lr..Wentworth Beomont, on the receipt this morning of th e Stgliardshirt,ildvertiser of-Sa turday last, announcing the great probability of that gen tleman's election for the Borough of Stafford, in the room of the late Mr. Ironmonger. The Tyne Mercury of this evening says, we have the following communication from a correspondent, dated Stafford, 11 o'clock, Saturday, the 9th inst. :—" The Writ has not yet arrived, but is hourly expected; the bells are ringing a merry peal. Mr. Beauinont has been out can- Tossing some time, and meets with great success. I hope before a second Tyne Afereury is printed I shall have the gratification of-informing you that he is again a Member." It is understood that Mr. Spooner, the Birmingham Banker, who is Mr. B.'s only opponent, is by no means a popular candidate; whereas the latter gentleman,' having formerly made a motion in the House of Commons on the, Leather tax, a subject in which the people of Stafford are peculiarly interested, from their great manufacture of shoes, may be expected to derive no inconsiderable advantage at present from that circumstance. Mr. Beaumont's express view for entering the Senate is to serve his' country; and as we know him to be of incorruptible principles, and witha 'a man of industry and talent, we sincerely wish him suc cess. „We are quite sure he will never be unmindful of the interests of his native county, Northumberland. IVLERTIIIO3 OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, FRIDAY, Dec. lb. (At the Court of Commissioners.) Abbott, S., Old Kent-road, coach maker-11 Acton, J.,•Copthall-court, scrivener-11 Anderson, A., Philpot-lane, merchant-11 Asdell; J.;rOxford-street, coach maker-12 Aston, W.,,Mark-lane, insurance broker-11 Baker, C., st; John-street, Clerkenwell, distiller-11 Bardon, W ft .York, draper-11 Berry, J.,.Chesham, Bucks, ironmonger—lli Biggs, J,,. Lewislom, Kent, builder—'4 ; Carman, D., L nay, merchant,-11 Cayzer, J., Job treet, Oxford-street, tailor-12 Clark, G. D., and, merchant-12 Clarkson, J.,Aluidniill- . atreet, Finsbury, Inerchaut-10 Conway, J.,'Upper Stamford-street, builder-11 Cox, J. A.; Oxford-street, woollen draper-11 Davidson, J., East Italia Chamber*, merchant—ll ' Dwyer, New-street, Covent-garden, tailor-10 Elliston, 11. W., Drury-lane Theatre, bookseller-1 Elston, J. Hackney-road, calico printer-11 Fletcher, M., Lime-street, merchant-11 Foster, T. and E. S., Tabling, Kent, maltsters-1 I Fuller, J., Frederick -street, Ifampitead-road, builder-11 Green, J., Wellclose-square, linen draper— 10 Greve, L., Crosby-square, merchant-11 Hacker, F., Canterbuty, brickinaker-1 Hardcastle, W., Covent-garden, bookseller-11 Hill, L., Fleet-street, jeweller-10 Ivens, W., Torrington-square, merchant-12 Jacob, J., Deptford, coal merchant-10 King, W. J.,r Battersea, turpentine merchant—l I Leaby and Davey, Great Guildford-street, engineers--10 Line, W., Camden Town, builder.--11 Mason, J., Little Thorock, Essex, hay dealer-12 Mead and Macomb, Battersea, colour makers-11 • Neale, H., Wood -street, warehouseman-11 Nichols, J., Finchingfield, tanner---11 Offor, J., Cambridge, bookseller--10 Ogle, E. L., Clement's-lane, brick maker-1 I Oliver, J. Y., Cambridge, jeweller-11 Park; M., Old Trinity-house, Water-lane, merchant-10 Penman, T., Great Shire-lane, victualler-12 Plimpton, J., Old Change, warehouseman-12 Rains, J. S., Wapping-wall, biscuit baker-12 Read, E., Lime-street, insurance broker—lo Robertson, J., .Tuttenham, surgeon-10 Robinson, W. F., Jertnyn-street, hotel keeper-12 Rossi, R., Harp-lane, Tower-street, wine-merchant--10 Rothwell, J., Claptun, tavern keeper-11 Slade, 1., Greenwich, builder-11 ' , Sprigg, J., Drury-lane, leather seller-..,1 :.l. Taylor, J., Wham-Lid, builder-10 Triquet, E. G., Birchin-lane, printer—ll Walker and Baker, Cannon-street,.grorer-1R Williams, S., Finsbury -square, merchant-11 • COUNTRY DIARY, FRIDAY, DEC. 15. Bridgford, .1., Manchester--Star, Manchester-11 Bullock, G., Congleton—,Lion and Swan, Congleton-11 Chesney, E., Liverpool—York-house, Liverpool-11 Cooper, .1. aen. and jun., Trowbridge—White Hart, Bath-11 Cox, L, Trowbridge—Christopher Inn, Bath-1 Dyson, J., Dry Clough, Aldinundbury—Pack Horse, Hudders . field-2 Hargreaves, C., Liverpool-- r fitar, Manchester-10 Haviland, 8., Cheltenham—Ram, Gloucester-2 fielding, S., Birmingham—Royal Hotel, Birmingham-2 Hodges, T.,. Warehorn—Saracett'a Head, Ashford-11 Hopkins, W., jun., Northampton—Guildhall, 'NOrtharoptom-10 Hutchinson, 'W., St. Philip and jamb Gloucestershira—Rum mer, Bristol—) Jones, T., Y»ystnarchog, iu Lly well, Brecon—Bear, Llandilo-12 Kershaw, 11., Dukinfield—Whitu'a, Manchester-1 King, W., Shepton Montague--Apgel, Mere, Wilts-10 Levett, J., Rowley Regis—Royal Hotel, Birmingham-12 Miller, J., Norwich---Rampant Horse, Norwich-4 Marklove, D., Berkeley--Rain, Gloucester-11 May and co., Deal—Goihiliall, Canterbury-11 Mellor, J., Micklelo I t Huse and Crown, Huddersfield-4 MmgraVe, J., Bramley—Court-house, Leeds..-11 Neville, J., Sheffield —Commercial inn, Sheffield—l 1 Peters, S., Sheepshead, LeiceeteishireKing's Head, Loughbo. rough--11 Probyn, W., Abergaveuny—Mr. Jones, Abergaveuny-10 Procter, J. and S., Leeds—Court-houie, Leeds-7 Prout, J., Bath—White Lion, Bristol—. 4 Richardson, P., Liverpool—Mr. Swinden, Liverpool-11 Rickerby, J., Borrell-green--HGeorge, Pettrith-1 1 Salter; J., Lyncorabe—White Lion, Bath -: -11 Shepherd and co., Barnsley—Public office, Barnsley---6 J , Newcastle-upon-Tyne--Crown and Thistle, Newcaa tle-upon-Tyne-11 Webb, J., Nailsworth—George, Stroud-4 Wood, J. and W., Hollinsworth--White's, Manchester-2 Worthington and Ilodkinson—White's, Manchester...-9 • WC. 16. Braithwaite, J., Leeds--Court-housi, Leeds-11 Mickley and Co., Mane:heater—White's, Manchester-10 Bullock, G., Cougleton—Lion and Swan, Congleton—b Dent, .1., Stone—Plat-1)m, Stone-10 Hodges, T., Wareliprn—Saracasliead, Ashford---11 Nlellur, S., Micklehurst—Rove inti Crown, litidderstiehl-1 Musgrave, J., ilratuley—Court-house, Leeds-1,1 Procter, J. and S., Leeds—Court-house, Leeds-10 Roebuck, W., Huddersfield—Rfr. Allison, Utichlersfieltl-1 . Salter, .1., Lyncornbe—White Lion, Bath-11 Taylor, E., Dodsworth—Pithlic office, BitrnsleY- 1 Webb, NailiwOrth—Worge.Stroutl—..ll INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED. Petitions to be heard at Portugal-street, Lincolop-inn-fields, Lon. • don, Dec. IS, at Nine. Alderton F., Little Pulteney-street, coach-maker Wiley, J., OhMani, shoemaker liedgood, J.; IMitichester, blacksmith 'Brooke, 'J., Lockwood, Yorkshire, cloth-m anufacturer Biowne, J., Bury-court, gent. Davies', E., Kidderminster, victualler Geary, S., Paddington, surveyor Gray,, S., Dudley; grocer Hogg; G.; Old Change, tailor Hollis, G.,' Grosvenor Mews, victualler Hollyman, .T., W a l w orth-ro;t1, milkman Knight, J., Noel -street, Soho, upholsterer Ordway, W., Kent-road, brush-maker • Pea' E., Kei ghleY, 'Yorkshire, mealman Stratton; G., London Wall, watch-maker A letter timed S ult d e .dontl, the 9th inst., says- 7 There are at present about 140 ships laid up at the port of Sitn &dent], a number, we believe, itt this season of the year unpre. cedeuted. This is a striking fact to .dew. disuvi"f the w fo - oners, r w *AM attribute it to nothing b u t a essy i et i o s their.own,mindst that • th ey are. greater gainers by . keeping their vows at ttnlno doing nothing, than sending them away. EAST INDIA NOM. A Spacial General Court of Proprietors of East India Stock was held yesterday, for the purpose of laying' before the pro prietors, papers respecting the late war with Ave, and the ope rations against Bliurtpore, and certain resolutions of thanks, rela tive thereto, which had been agreed upon by the Court of Directers. Colonel L. gratittope wished, previously to entering, on the discussion fixed for that day, to ask a question olthe Hon. Chair man. It had, he understood, been officially stated by Captain Amherst, that Lord Amherst had been recalled from India ; and he (Colonel Stanhope) now wished to know, whether there was any truth in that report—and whether the Duke of Buckingham was going out as' Governor-General of British India? The CHAIRMAN (Sir G. A. Robinson)—There was no foun dation whatever for the statement of the recall•of Lord Amherst, and that, of course, constituted au answer to the Hon. Proprie tor's other question. - - - - THANES TO EARL AMHERST. The.CuaramAx stated the purpose for which the present Court was specially summoned. The papers transmitted to the Court of Directors, from India, relative to the war with Ave, and the operations against Bhurtpore, had been open to the inspec tion of the proprietors since the 29th of November. The reso lotions concerning the war with Ava should sow be laid before them ;- and after they had been read, he would proceed to submit them to the Court for the approbation of the proprietors. The resolutions were then read by the Clerk. Tilt first set forth— " That the thanks of this Court be given to the Right Hon. Earl Amherst, Governor-General of India, for his active, strenu ous, and persevering exertions in conducting to a successful issue, the late war with the Government of Ava, which was provoked ..._ ._ _ . . _ by the unjust aggression of the enemy, prosecuted under circum stances of very unusual difficulty, and terminated so as to uphold the character of the Company, to maintain the British ascendancy in India, and to impress bordering states with a just notion of the . _ Latioual power of Great Britain." Then followed resolutions of thanks to Sir T. Munro, Sir A. Campbell, and to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and pri vates, employed in the Burmese war. There was also a resolution of thanks to Commodore Sir James Brisbane, and to the officers and crews of His Majesty's and the Company's ships engaged in assisting the army in their operations against t he enemy. The CHAIR-MAN then proposed, " that the Court do approve of the first resolution, with reference to Lord Amherst." The motion having been read The CHAIRMAN observed, that it had been framed in the anxious expectation that it would meet with the unanimous con currence of that Court. Dr. GILCHRIST said, it appeared that this resolution had not passed unanimously in the Court of Directors ; and he thought it but fair that those who were here assembled might be supposed also to have a difference of opinion amongst them as well as the Court of Directors ; and he hoped, if any individual rose to state his sentiments, he would not be considered as acting irregularly, or as appearing before the Court in a questionable shape. The CHAIRMAN said, that nothing which had fallen from him had the tendency to which the hon. proprietor seemed to allude. Mr. Hume stated that they were called on to thank Lord Am herst for bringing to a successful issue the war in which the Com pany hail been unfortunately engaged for the last three years. Now, before he could concur in any approbation of the conduct of Lord Amherst, as the principal mover, and, he believed, the author of that war, he must ask himself, and he called upon every pro prietor to do the same, whether, if Lord Amherst had set fire to his own house, and, by that wilful fire, hail destroyed not only his own. property, but that of his neighbours, which had been placed under his care, to the amount of 3,000,000!., 4,000,000!., or 5,000,0001. ; and suppose also that of the individuals employed to.put out that fire (some 25,000 or 80,000 persons), many were starved and some put to a violent death ; would it, under such circumstances, be just, to come to a vote of approval of Lord Am herst's conduct, because, having caused the conflagration, he exerted all the means hi his power to put it out? He demanded, if the property were . insured in a London insurance office, would theproprietors of that office award to him acquittal, thanks, and approbation, on account of his exertions in putting out this fire, without a consideration of the causes in which that conflagration originated ? In the same way he would ask the gentlemen around him,' were they really to thank Lord Amherst for having put an end to this war, in the absence of all details ? In his opinion, and he pronounced it with deference, there were no grounds before the Court or before the country, to warrant him in believing that the war was either inevitable or just. To prove this position the Hon. Proprietor entered into a history of the disputes between the Burmese Government and that of the Company, from the year 1/95 to 1821. This information, lie stated, he had extracted from Sir John Malcolm's work on Indian Policy; and he was apt to think, if that portion of the work, Shalt IN it was, were attentively considered, it would induce many gentlemtit to come to the conclusion, that the conduct of Lord Amherst, in waging war with the Burmese at the time he dick and In the way he did, was contrary to the law of nations. After pointing out the ab solute necessity for having documentS, explanatory of the conduct at Lord Amherst, laid before them, before they ventured. to vote their thanks to that Nobleman, the Honourable Proprietor con cluded by moving, as an amendment, " That this Court cannot agree . to vote its thanks to Lord Amherst for his conduct in the war with the Burmese, as the details of the cause and progress of the war are not laid before the. Court, to enable it to ftran - a calm and deliberate opinion on such an important subject." _ . Sir .I. 11Ist:cinat said, that the conduct of the Burmese was such as left no choice for the Indian Government but that of open hostilities. In fact, - the Burmese , were so swelled up with a notion of their own strength, that they held in contempt the natioui which had submitted to the British arms. They never had au opportunity of trying their strength as compared with that of a British army, and they were therefore anxious to have some ground of quarrel with them. When that quarrel was once com menced it was absolutely necessary that it should be carried on, on our , ; ,ale, with the utmost promptitude. The Holt. Gentle man had called on the Court to suspend their opinion till they got more information as to the conduct of the war. Now, he would say, that in the absence of complete information, he had every confidence in the Executive administration of the Company, and would therefore give his vote for the motion on their recommen dation. Dr. Gmcnalwr supported the amendment. Mr. 11. Jamas supported the original motion, and contended at considerable length, that the war with the Burmese was just and necessary, that it had been conducted with great ability, and had been productive of results highly advantageous to the interests of the Company. Colonel L. Sratmore supported the amendment. Sir Join( SMELL admitted that he had not gone through the papers left for the inspection of the Proprietors, but lie had read quite enough to justify him .in refusing his ascent to a vote of thanks to Lord Amherst. The war, he contended, from the be ginning was unjust and unnecessary, as it was for the disputed possession of a miserable little island, containing a few acres of bad land, to which the title of the Company was by no means clearly made out. If the Company's title to the island of Sba poree was indefeasible, the question of right should not have been submitted to arbitration, as Lord Amherst at first offered ; but if otherwise, arbitration alone should have been left to decide the question of right. From some of the papers be had examined, this was stated to be a char, which meant a piece of neutral ground, and this could not have been admitted if it were in the Company's possession in 1790. Dr. GILCHRIST here observed that a char meant an island. Sir J. SEWELL proceeded. He had so read it in the papers left for inspection ; but, be it island or neutral ground, he thought the title was not so clearly established as to make its possession the object of a war, and for such a war he could never consent to a vote of thanks. Mr. Titan contended that the island was in our possession ; that a troop of sepoys, which had been seat on it by the Corn patty, had been attacked, and most of them pu t to death b y the Burmese . ; and such a wanton aggression left the Government no alternative. Mr. Maim contended, that the refusal to pass a vote of thanks to Lord Amherst would 'be a gross act of injustice to that Noble Lord. The daring of the Burmese was almost inconceivable. They not only menaced Bengal with invasion, but absolutely threatened " to march to England.”—(Hear , and laught e r.)..,,_ He quoted the very words in the papers before the Court. Look ing at the whole of the case, he thought the Noble Lord fully en titled to the thanks of the Proprietors. Mr. S. Ettiote supported tbe original motion. Sir C. FORM contencled4hat t h e conduct of Lord Amherst did not entitle him to the thanks of that Court. Th e war , h e thought, might well have been avoided. Looking at the rewards which luul been given to Lou.' Amherst and others for the con dnot of the late war , he was sorr y to find that that most descry ing A officer, amendment: Well ent►tled, and even better, to so m e h ono urable Mt t o w te r u s t, w rp i nt a h r o ise h d ad a t r e t c h e e i s b , e a d d te of s r f er n c d t s to i n i Lb o 6 11 . 1 . i tere ch wa s u r s , Campbell, had not been men ti one d. H e thought " Arracan" to his n e w titl e - o f Earl—that place sv ,ta i l l itlia p :erte ro o v f ed the charnel-hou se o f th e B r iti s h ar my. The put, and negatived by a considerable majority._ On the original qu e sti on bei ng p u t, Mr ! PATTISON said, it seemed to be understood that the vote of thanks bad not been carried with a'large majority in the Court of Directors ; but be could ray this was not the case. In that Collet, though it was not unanimous on the question, it wiw r 4l- ' ried by a large majority. Colonel L. Sx.ameort now moved the following atueudinent, by way of addition to the original motion " Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting are due to Lord Amherst, for having terminated the Burmese ware" War* in. tonly entered into, and Contrary to an Act of Parliament, by Which all augmentation of territory, and every act of war against nu Indian Prince, except for self-defence, in the case of actual lice tilities, is declared to be contrary to the interests and injurious to the honour of the British nation,—a war which had been planned and supported, and which, by extending our frontier and connexions, had added to our danger,—which would increase the burdens of the people of India, and thereby injure their agricul ture, their • commerce, and their resources ; and which Must ultimately hurt the trade and swell 'the National Debt of Great Britain." The Cu:maw; said, that this was only a repetition of the former amendment. Mr. Wronalr said, it would be clearly inconsistent with the first part of the resolution. Colonel STAonore defended the proprietymf having his amend ment added, but it was not put. The original question of thanks to Lord Amherst was then put, and carried in the affirmative, with five dissentient votes tint about thirty proprietors, who had remaine d to that hour past six o'clock.) Separate votes of thanks to Sir Thomas Moans, Sir A. Cow?' bell, Sir C. Brisbane, and the military and naval officere under their respective commands, were put and carried unanimous'''. On the motion of thanks to the son-commissioned offictri' and privates engaged in the Burmese war being put, Colonel Lussetxcron said, that whatever difference of opinion there might exist as to the war, there could be none as to the con duct of the-officers and men engaged in it.—Olear, hear, belr' ) It must be gratifying to the Court to learn , a lit was to him ta at test, the very great alacrity with-which the whole corps perfoor eel the mast fatiguing service:. He would say it arose from the excellent regulations kept up ~and strictly, observed for ensmil,,if the greater comfort of the tussle and from the great care at tbe officers in attending to the wanes' -of the men in their emberts. tion. On this subject he would state to the Court two ne dotes, which had been communicated to hint by 'Colouel Con: o w wn ay, w tl o ie rd tdjutant-General. He would give them in the Colonels a 4,3e, p l o y :f ag : y e Inaissahltonleb,itobeell:wmeeownaftithvtlotirel'suettnhw;eoh*be and Achirichd, r?WeiireaTiypnhraetohoitrirecsgegmoarti:iantnietiodone,ritseailkidelbdboef:,,i, night of the cholera, and I have no one to of them. I 'give them to you, and will go and do my dty. took the boys, and sent for the Adjutant of the Veteran L lattalin ; he could confide, and • to him I made over the children, wilt , ' desired him to bring me a good man of the same caste, them. The poor fstbei promise of reward if he did his duty by died at Rangoon, Government have pensioned the hoys, and I sal their guardian, and faithfully will I fulfil the trust." o ,ith " An old Suhidar of Cavalry had four sons embarked our troop, and he, his wife, and all the family came down to tl! beach to see them into the boats; the venerable white-beaded jr, ther salam'd to Sir Thomas Munro, and bid him see tr' l4 P. part ; they were all fine handsome Muisulmen, and it was 4, I, in who It r 0 for a Roman father to witness the high hearing and pride v 1;;, which these gallant fellows salam'd to the Governor, to the ti • ther, and to the mother's hacksry. Sir Thomas slonr?..dw.ra,, much struck with the group,' and often asks me if the Su° four sons are well." ho w Of the regulations respeCting - the sepoys, the 0 01 ° ; ; ; ;ps1 ance of which had produced these excellent results, the ri,: u se; were these—the advancing tntheM a certain portion of t ulfr i: giving them rice at a fixed price, whatever might 1* i° P ne r " -' ,:s the market; and securing, in case of a sepoy's float'' , a ri f i l ; to hit nearest relation. Tiffs, he observed, was the tr,t,„ fN by which the a ff ectionate obedience of troops would s l 7' secured. , h i A beet Sir C. Foam said, be certainly concurred io " 1 " -- i pler• said by the Madras Government, but be bogged not to bl_. stood as giving the same praise to the Government of usug oul , The conduct pursued towards the troops at l'u nvkP i „:of prevent him from speaking of that Governmelat la ter -P"val. motion was now put, and carriea una rdilluudY. The The CHAIRMAN R l o ll l: lll in i fi v )rm ivi ed r"thitt read to them, the proceedings of the Court of Directois with re r , lay spec; to the army which had taken Bburtpors Several Proprietors hero suggootods dote it vise then to (pest?tetzich) t ° -,'to enter into the consideration of that cpcsti!,. afte- some shdrt discussion, the matter was deferred to lueitb next, chichi day the Court CogaitTr.t, that he wouhl hiv THE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE. --Dee. 12. • sn 0 "" During the week some gale* of Irish Wheat have to speculators, at rather lower prices. The Corn Esc alailitie day was fairly attended. The demand was trioilerate, _ were made at a decline of 2d. per 101 h. on Wheat, end f l ow ', 451 b. on Oats . Beaus were sold alto Is. to 21. per 4 1141 "3 , 1,0 Eight hundred barrels sweet New York Flour, ia it n it o t been sold at 25e. per barrel ; 4i. 4d. to 49. 6(1. per 70 1 D lemandeil for Riga and St. Petershurgh Wheat. 01. 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IW L oad. g P-S9 • Istratcr or GRAIN for the Wheat.' Osts. 1 Barley. Rye. Beal lir 1 l lrs. t I I ". a:0 1. 7,071 0357 10 BIRTHS . /' t h e lgoly of " On the Stb inst., at Bla ke Ball, x•--- Cure, Esq., of a son. ARRIE.D. 0, las O t On the 12th inst., at Chichester, b y toe Re • ° o h , ouo Rector of Rodmill, Charles Smith, sn Charles Smith Pecham, 01. °J4-11,, E-; of Nyto n , Sussex, to Sybetis second daughter of the Lord Bishop of Chichester. DIED. On the gd woohvieb, in George Smith, FA./ . ~eletr►a~''~~t e 92d year of his age. p o tru ll On the 9th inst , aged seven moths, at hawrgis' Hannah, the infant . daughter of the Rev. ara EAST INDIA BIRTHS, DEA.THS, 0 11.-) ' 414 lllttitiAl .. BIRTI"--At Chowringbee, onlye 26th of Juoc , th e ? 1 n_ L is n u a t. - Col- Bryant, the Judge Acate.Oeneral, of dl 1 7_ re', on the Bth of June, the Lady of cot. Riet tdt u,i.. son. .At Chowringher, op tbe 28th of June,. tr so Captain Maddock, Secretary to the Clothing iloard, 01,1,,,trl Calcutta, on the 2 8 th of June, at the house of the Af71,1, neral, the Lady of Capt. G. M. Groin', 16th, or w ilef o ri o ceres and Acting Brigade-111;40r to his hlajesty's woe! 00 At Howrah, on thplStli of May, the Lady of Call" 1% 0 Wise, of the ship Jizogeer, of a daughter. At Kidderpor , 24th of May, Mrs. M. G. Roehfort, of a daughter. Ci MAamEDt Clileutta; °lt the o f of June, at sh, a ot , deal, by the Rev. and Venerable Archdeacon Loreto t',..forr pie, Aid-de-Catop to the Right Hon. the Gover-6.1%4 Miss Casement. Ou the 2ith of May, at the old };oars, tier Cliureh, and subsequently at St. John's Cathedral, r: Ai Mr. Hales, Carolinus Lyon Pinto, Esq. to Miss Sarel' Wiltshire. f , .DEATHS —At Patna, on the Bth of June, Mr. S i)" Peet , Vaache. Al Patna, ou the 9th of June, of the choler, f J eldest son of Mr. Joseph Elly. At Patna, on the 11t h j of the cholera, Mrs. Rata -Ramiro. At PODS, on theltip% George, the youngest son of Mr. Radcliffe. 11 , 14° *,,org the 14th of June, Elict AWN, the daughter of Lieut. " Cox, aged ten months. 0 f 1 Printed and Pnblifilked N by M.V YOUNG, At the I,